On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 09:05:24PM -0700, Tim May wrote:
> Not a single such conference organizer has contacted me. For either a
> paying gig or a freebie from me.
Hmm. Well, I *did* recommend you.
> I'm not meaning to sound bitter, just bemused that conferences on things
> like "anonymity in cyberspace" (a conference a few years ago in Southern
> California, as I recall) had a bunch of journalists and academics, but
> none of the Bay Area folks who unveiled the most interesting remailers
> and did much to explore the implications. Ditto for numerous other
> conferences.
True. It was organized by AAAS, which is of course in DC and had that
kind of focus. It did have Peter Neumann and Lance Cottrell and Peter
Wayner, all of whom are technical and had something to add; I recall
that a lot of the rest were profs and lawyers.
> This is probably why Wendy Grossman agreed, as a journalist, to be
> interviewed by another journalist: she has a book to publicize.
Are you kidding? Journalists *love* to get interviewed by other
journalists. Conferences, radio shows, TV talk shows, all are
examples of this phenomenon. Fortunately print media seems to be a bit
better. We generally don't interview other reporters unless: (1)
We're writing about them or their publications, like an article about
layoffs or getting fired; (2) they have a book out; (3) they're truly
an expert. For instance, I'd call the High Times guys (who I now know
from the NORML convention) for an article on pot smoking trends.
> I expect the CFP Conference, which even half a dozen years ago had way
> too many journalists "comped" into it, will eventually consist mostly of
> journalists on panels, journalists giving keynotes (that they spent an
> hour or two preparing ideas for), journalists in the audience, and
> journalists standing in the food line. Oh, and the government narcs and
Hahahahaha.
-Declan
